Wednesday, August 6. 2008
Apple iPhone 3G on Airtel this August 22
Bharti Airtel has announced that they would be launching the much awaited Apple iPhone 3G mobile phone in the Indian market this August 22.
Airtel and Vodafone both were scheduled to launch the iPhone in India this year and Airtel has finally announced their launch date.
Airtel has given out no further details on the pricing of the phone or the packages. Apple iPhone 3G would be officially go on sale in India this coming august 22!
Vodafone is next. Let’s see when they launch the iPhone in India.
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Thursday, June 12. 2008
iPhone 3G
Apple has introduced the all new iPhone 3G. With fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping,
support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new
App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more features. And the best of all is the price has been reduced to half the earlier price.
Technical Specs
Size and weight
- Height:
- 4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
- Width:
- 2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
- Depth:
- 0.48 inch (12.3 mm)
- Weight:
- 4.7 ounces (133 grams)
Color
- 8GB model: Black
- 16GB model: Black or white
Capacity2
- 8GB or 16GB flash drive
Cellular and wireless
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
GPS
- Assisted GPS
In the box
- iPhone 3G
- Stereo Headset with mic
- Dock Connector to USB Cable
- USB Power Adapter
- Documentation
- Cleaning/polishing cloth
- SIM ejector tool
Display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
- 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Audio
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
Headphones
- Stereo earphones with built-in microphone
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Impedance: 32 ohms
Video
Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480
pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264
Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio
in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640
by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0
with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4,
and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels,
30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps,
48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Camera and photos
- 2.0 megapixels
- Photo geotagging
- iPhone and third-party application integration
Language support
- Language
support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish,
Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Polish - International
keyboard and dictionary support for English (U.S.), English (UK),
French (France), French (Canada), German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian,
Spanish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Finnish,
Norwegian, Swedish, Korean (no dictionary), Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Polish
Connectors and input/output
- 30-pin dock connector
- 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
- Built-in speaker
- Microphone
- SIM card tray
External buttons and controls
- Sleep/wake
- Ring/silent
- Volume up/down
- Home
Sensors
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
Power and battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery3
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
- Talk time:4
- Up to 5 hours on 3G
- Up to 10 hours on 2G
- Standby time: Up to 300 hours5
Internet use:- Up to 5 hours on 3G6
- Up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi7
- Video playback: Up to 7 hours8
- Audio playback: Up to 24 hours9
Mac system requirements
- Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
- Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
- iTunes 7.7 or later
Windows system requirements
- PC with USB 2.0 port
- Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
- iTunes 7.7 or later
Environmental requirements
- Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
- Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
